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Myoepithelial Carcinoma Arising in a Plasmacytoid Myoepithelioma of the Parotid Gland Synchronized with Melanoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Source :
- Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 173-183 (2021), Case Reports in Oncology
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Karger Publishers, 2021.
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Abstract
- Myoepithelial carcinoma, also known as malignant myoepithelioma, is considered an extremely rare (0.45–1%) malignant salivary gland neoplasm. Approximately 100 cases have been reported in the English-language literature on myoepithelial carcinoma. The majority of the myoepitheliomas described in the literature have been benign, and the malignant counterpart is considered rare (
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Myoepithelioma
medicine.medical_treatment
Case Report
Benign Myoepithelioma
lcsh:RC254-282
Pleomorphic adenoma
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
myoepithelial carcinoma
business.industry
Melanoma
plasmacytoid myoepithelioma
myoepithelioma
medicine.disease
lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Parotid gland
Radiation therapy
030104 developmental biology
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Malignant Myoepithelioma
Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm
business
parotid gland
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16626575
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ae6f76a94d1c44a1453ba7837dbb8750